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Review: Star of Bethlehem DVD

Imagine the sky the night Jesus arrived on planet Earth as a baby. What would we see if we could turn back the clock and view the stars that shone over the stable? One shiny light in particular interests me–the Star of...

Review: Understanding Special Education

Understanding Special Education: A Helpful Handbook for Classroom Teachers(Scholastic) by Cynthia Stowe Whether you are a parent, a family member, teacher, Sunday school teacher or part of an agency that deals with Special...

Review: Super Star Speech Bundle

Your household will be a super star with this bundle. When a child has been recognized with a speech impediment, one of the steps to correct it is speech therapy. This bundle may seem like speech therapy in a box, but remember...

Review: Made With Love: Flashcards for Early Education..

When it comes to e-products there are a LOT more options out there in recent years then there used to be. I was thrilled to get the opportunity to review a product that is geared towards very young children as I have found these...

Review: Diagnostic ELA/Reading Assessments by Mark Pennington

As a homeschool parent living in a very homeschool-supportive state I have never been required to have my children take standardized tests. In many ways, this is great for us. But there is a lot to be said for regular testing. As...

Review: Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Toolkit

When I starting homeschooling I thought you taught phonics and “the light went on” and off you went. Reading didn’t come that easily and then my next child didn’t speak clearly. I didn’t know that...

Free Webinar: Credits and Grades and Transcripts

Webinar Encore: “Credits and Grades and Transcripts, Oh My!! – Take Two!” Lee Binz, The HomeScholar, held her first ever webinar on Thursday and it was a HUGE hit! A number of people, however, wrote to say...

That Doesn’t Even LOOK Like Writing

I have said it before and I will say it again… One of the most awesome, most beautiful things about homeschooling is the gift of time. You are out of the rat race. If you have anything to say about it–and of course,...

Blessed Disabilities

My daughter started her sophomore year of homeschooling before we finally learned why school was so difficult for her. We walked out of the third floor office of the learning specialist and neither of us spoke. Instead, we...

Tourette Syndrome: Homeschooling With Tics

We had already begun our homeschooling journey when our younger daughter was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome. Since she was only four years old at the time, I wasn’t all that concerned. She was still in the land of preschool,...